Ask any new leader, manager or leader on issues related to work, and the likelihood of a delegation from the list. What ‘S, why you find the delegation of nearly every studio head, and in most books on leadership.

By hook or by crook, promotions, often because we were on our previous major. These are the skills, knowledge and behaviors that are rewarded. So naturally, when we move to the next work, more responsibility and more (or our first) message, it is difficult to stop doing those things that we are the best (and were rewarded for).

What happens that the promotion of new features and even more time. And, perhaps, a version of this great advice: “You can` T to do it yourself, you have to delegate. “Most managers or listen to logic and practical advice, or their own initiative, he stressed that the case can not do everything.

Once done correctly delegation is a problem, unfortunately, the reality is that too often it becomes a painful process for the delegator and those whose work was delegated.

All this creates a risk that leaders must recognize. Once you recognize these dangers, you “VE first step to overcome and / or avoid these problems.

Hazards

• Do not delegate enough. If you have too much, you risk overloading themselves and not giving a chance to develop another new experience.
• the delegation too. It is also possible to override the other, delegating too may give the impression that you are indifferent, not available to individual or disinterested. If there are specific reasons (special project, for example), why you should delegate more in the short or long term, make sure that people know and understand this argument.
• delegate too fast. Delegation too fast could be that you have lots of things on people too quickly (before they are ready), held responsible for the task, without specifying your expectations, either by allowing them to develop skills to be successful. Rightly or wrongly, that it can lead to problems and contributing to poor results.
• delegate too late. If you wait until your plate is so full that you know you can fill all `T, and then quickly give tasks to other members of your team, you are condemned to failure of others. And when not confirm for themselves that “If I want to do something right, do I do myself.”
• Do not delegate at all. May there be any number or why someone does `T delegate. Sometimes it is lack of skills in the transfer to leave the tasks and duties. Most often it is too `S, pride and perfectionism.